HE'ENALU - the art of surfing
The first observations of surfers, take a wave described by Captain Cook on his first trip to Polynesia. Looked like an island in the surf in Tahiti, his canoe was always go back for any reason more than amused.
Only when it reached Hawaii that surfers standing on a table and waves to catch. Polynesia is a triangle of geography, New Zealand, enlaces of Tonga, Tahiti and Hawaii. Itis well known that left the first settlers from New Zealand and continued their journey through the West, can surf caused by the Maori, in particular, that a tribe recently discovered in Samoa, had shown no previous contact with the world of off their skills in surfing.
Surfing has been an important part of Hawaiian culture. The company was) by Kapus (taboo, surely excluded any other aspect of life. The high Hawaiian society was excluded from aliis closeour king. One of his funds, was to sit on their authority, their ability to show the surf. One difference between alus and the common people were the surfboards are used.
It started with the Paipo, 2 / 4 meters in length, was inclined to navigation. Then came alai, about 8 meters long and surf while standing. Shortly after came the kiko'os were already a bit 'longer and wider and used for the waves bigger. Skill was going to a great demand for these cards.
Ol tables were reserved forRoyalties and ranged from 14-18 meters. The wood used for the design differed from one board to another. The Paipo were from the common trees alaias wood heavy and dense, and Kona, finally the massive panels OLO majestic tree Wiliwili lighter. See also Wikipedia.
The longer the board more difficult was to control, in particular that Finless. Often a foot is used for water on the back of a vehicle to get live rightWay. Today, the length of the edge is still very important when you need a board for the waves bigger. The larger the surf, as long as the border. Design of a board of directors has also been a long process, especially for OLO. Prayers were said before the tree was felled, the victims were placed next to the roots. The trunk was cut to approximately the correct length before it was scraped with coral crystallized. E 'was also spotted with black stain root burned or banana. Finally, it was protected by coconut and bananaLeaves after their dive.
Cards are a representation of the state of a man and have been well cared for. The Kapus also determine who, where and if someone could navigate. Some points or the beaches were reserved for the alii, when others could be used by anyone. This is connected in some way to our modern times, some are angry surf spot protected by local surfers, leaves no wonder outsiders in.
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